H.R. 4074: War Crimes Accountability Act of 2014

113th Congress · introduced 2014-02-21 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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Where it came from: introduced 2014-02-21 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

War Crimes Accountability Act of 2014

Plain summary

War Crimes Accountability Act of 2014 - Directs the President to submit a report to Congress for each of FY2015-FY2019 that identifies each country that is failing to: (1) cooperate with relevant jurisdictions in extraditing or deporting war crimes suspects or Nazi war criminals to the appropriate jurisdiction; (2) enforce arrest warrants issued by an international tribunal against war crimes suspects; (3) accept Nazi war criminals deported from the United States; or (4) effectively prosecute war crimes suspects or Nazi war criminals within such country's jurisdiction, including Nazi war criminals who resided in the United States and were deported from or extradited by the United States or left the United States voluntarily. Prohibits the President from issuing a letter of offer to sell defense articles under the Arms Export Control Act for $7 million or more to a country so identified. Authorizes the President to waive such prohibition if in the U.S. national security interest.

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Official text

War Crimes Accountability Act of 2014

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3] · 0 cosponsors

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr4074.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>

Record fed-us-cong113-hr4074 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113